If the stab rods are steel stick them in a potato overnight. They will
build up a slight layer of rust/starch. It willnot enlarge the carrier
tubes and will give a snug fit.
A gut Amish trick!
At 08:43 AM 2/2/00 -0800, The Love Villar Family wrote:
>I have done all of the following in the past:
>
>1. Beeswax -- works well, except in warm weather.
>
>2. Put a slight "kink" in the rods -- but you have to be careful not to move
>the stabs out of the horizontal plane.
>
>3. Hit the rods a few times with a ballpeen hammer to "flatten" them at the
>end -- you will eventually enlarge your joiner tubes if you take the stabs
>on and off a lot.
>
>Good luck, Keith
>
>
>> I remember some time ago there was a discussion about how to "thicken" your
>> stab joiner rods if they were a bit sloppy. I seem to recall someone
>> posting a tip to use a glue stick or wax to do coat the rod and make it a
>> better fit.
>>
>> Any Ideas?
>
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